Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Devegter
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 2006No. 04-14075PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Richard Poirier, Jr., a former partner of Lazard Freres & Co. (“Lazard”), and Michael DeVegter, a former financial advisor to Fulton County, Georgia, were involved in a bribery scheme (the “Fulton County deal”). DeVegter was paid $41,936 to award a bond refinance contract to Lazard. Both DeVegter and Poirier were convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Both the government and the defendants agree that there was error necessitating remand under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Several of the government’s…
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